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New report highlights the value in preventing and reducing stroke

A report released today has found thousands of lives and billions of dollars could be saved annually by preventing stroke and improving access to treatment and care.

10 Nov 2020

Nanoparticles could treat neurodegenerative diseases, shows study

Researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have shown that nanoparticles could be used to deliver drugs to the brain to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

10 Nov 2020

Researchers investigate natural compound for treating amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Greek researchers and clinicians investigated for the first time the effect of High Phenolic Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil (HP-EH-EVOO) versus Moderate Phenolic (MP-EVOO) and Mediterranean Diet (MeDi) as a therapeutic pharmaceutical natural compound for older adults with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI).

10 Nov 2020

Flinders University receives funding for new brain cancer research project

The human brain’s biochemistry may be a stumbling block that has been preventing an effective cure for brain cancer.

10 Nov 2020

Lupus Research Alliance announces the 2020 Lupus Innovation Awards

The Lupus Research Alliance proudly announced today the 2020 Lupus Innovation Awards. The projects represent a wide breadth of scientific exploration in lupus, probing the development and progression of lupus while pointing to potential treatment approaches.

10 Nov 2020

Immunotherapy drugs trigger inflammatory arthritis in subset of cancer patients

Since doctors began treating cancer patients with immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors nearly a decade ago, they have observed that a subset of these patients experience a side effect that clinically looks like inflammatory arthritis.

10 Nov 2020

Researchers identify factors that improve diagnosis of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis

Researchers have identified several factors that should help improve the diagnosis of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO), also known as chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO).

10 Nov 2020

COVID-19 survivors at increased risk of psychiatric disorders, study finds

Researchers at the University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry and NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, report the first large-scale evidence that COVID-19 survivors are at an increased risk of psychiatric disorders.

10 Nov 2020

Researchers design implantable sensor to measure bodily functions

Sensors that monitor a patient's condition during and after medical procedures can be expensive, uncomfortable and even dangerous.

10 Nov 2020

HSS presents research related to rheumatology and orthopedic surgery at 2020 ACR annual meeting

At this year's American College of Rheumatology virtual meeting, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) presented exciting research related to rheumatology and orthopedic surgery.

10 Nov 2020

New biomaterial significantly reduces scar formation following wounds

Researchers at UCLA, Duke University and other collaborating institutions have developed a biomaterial that may significantly reduce scar formation after wounding, leading to more effective skin healing.

10 Nov 2020

Researchers propose a non-invasive, accurate method for melanoma detection

A team of researchers from Kaunas University of Technology and Lithuanian University of Health Sciences proposed a non-invasive method for detection of melanoma.

10 Nov 2020

Japanese woman diagnosed with frosted branch angiitis

Leukemias and lymphomas are life-threatening malignancies affecting white blood cells and the immune system; fortunately, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, combined with stem cell therapy, can improve survival significantly.

10 Nov 2020

Researchers compare racial variations in unilateral versus bilateral knee replacement surgery

Disparities in unilateral knee replacement surgery have been well-documented, with lower utilization and higher complication rates among African American patients.

10 Nov 2020

Research explores links between Alzheimer's and Parkinson′s to COVID-19

In a recent medRxiv* preprint paper, Dr. L. Miguel Martins and colleagues from the University of Cambridge investigate the links between neurodegeneration and COVID-19.

9 Nov 2020

Spit testing may aid non-invasive concussion diagnosis

Doctors may soon be able to more accurately diagnose concussions by measuring the number of certain molecules in a person's saliva, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

9 Nov 2020

UT research enables intuitive human control of wearable robots to improve mobility of paretic patients

Wearable robots such as exoskeletons are often used in the rehabilitation of paretic patients (people with paralysis, for example after a stroke or spinal cord injury).

9 Nov 2020

Study sheds light on the high burden of late effects among young survivors of acute myeloid leukemia

Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients treated for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have a high risk of developing several long-term health complications, a study led by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers has found.

9 Nov 2020

Perceived lack of social support affects a patient's ability to manage type 2 diabetes

New research reveals a perceived lack of support from family and friends affects a patient's ability to manage type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

9 Nov 2020

New evidence of neurobiological mechanism for hallucinations and delusions found

A new study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found evidence of a potential neurobiological mechanism for hallucinations and delusions that fits within the hierarchical model of psychosis and can explain their clinical presentation.

9 Nov 2020

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New report highlights the value in preventing and reducing stroke

Nanoparticles could treat neurodegenerative diseases, shows study

Researchers investigate natural compound for treating amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

Flinders University receives funding for new brain cancer research project

Lupus Research Alliance announces the 2020 Lupus Innovation Awards

Immunotherapy drugs trigger inflammatory arthritis in subset of cancer patients

Researchers identify factors that improve diagnosis of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis

COVID-19 survivors at increased risk of psychiatric disorders, study finds

Researchers design implantable sensor to measure bodily functions

HSS presents research related to rheumatology and orthopedic surgery at 2020 ACR annual meeting

New biomaterial significantly reduces scar formation following wounds

Researchers propose a non-invasive, accurate method for melanoma detection

Japanese woman diagnosed with frosted branch angiitis

Researchers compare racial variations in unilateral versus bilateral knee replacement surgery

Research explores links between Alzheimer's and Parkinson′s to COVID-19

Spit testing may aid non-invasive concussion diagnosis

UT research enables intuitive human control of wearable robots to improve mobility of paretic patients

Study sheds light on the high burden of late effects among young survivors of acute myeloid leukemia

Perceived lack of social support affects a patient's ability to manage type 2 diabetes

New evidence of neurobiological mechanism for hallucinations and delusions found

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